Ice Out Conditions From Forest Service as of Tuesday Night, May 14

 Tuesday PM, May 14, 2013 

A strong crosswind grounded the fire patrol this afternoon. New information from observers: 

• Disappointment is open. 

• Parent Lake (near Snowbank) is iced. Snowbank is still iced in. 

• Rice and August Lake are open. 

• Vermilion Lake was iced in yesterday. 

• Big Lake was reported open yesterday, but southerly winds pushed the ice pack to the northern half today. 

• The North Arm of Burntside is still frozen. The East Arm is full of dark ice. 

This information is from Monday’s flight: 

• Moose Lake: southwestern third is open; northeastern two thirds frozen but dark ice. 

• S. Kawishiwi R. and Gabbro Lake are mostly open. 

• Turtle is open. 

• There is ice in the middle of Bald Eagle. 

• Clearwater and Pietro are frozen (thin ice) but Gull is open. 

• Quadga and Bog are open. 

• Isabella and Perent still have a lot of ice in the middle. 

• Polly and Phoebe are open. 

• Alton and Sawbill are still frozen. 

• Generally the smaller lakes in the south east are open or mostly open. Larger lakes are still frozen. 

• Alice is frozen. 

• Insula south of The Rock is open, the northern portion is frozen. 

• Lake 3 is mostly open. 

• Knife Lake including the South Arm is mostly ice. 

• Saganaga is still frozen. 

FS Pilot report—this information is from a flight late Sunday afternoon. 

• Jackfish- 40% open 

• Open: Pipestone, Stuart, Agnes, Nina Moose, Ramshead, Upper and Lower Pauness 

• Frozen: Oyster 

• Bald Eagle- 60% open 

• Gabbro- 75% open 

• Open: Gull, Turtle, Lakes 1 and 2 

• Clearwater- frozen, but open around the edges. 

Today’s safety message: Bears are awake and hungry. Keep a clean camp. 

Winds are drying fine fuels quickly. Be careful with fire